13.90.240 General permits | Pasco Municipal Code

(1) The Public Works Director may use general permits to control discharges to the POTW from all users. Significant users covered by a general permit will be those that the Public Works Director finds:

(a) Involve the same or substantially similar types of operations;

(b) Discharge the same types of wastes;

(c) Require the same effluent limitations;

(d) Require the same or similar monitoring;

(e) Are more appropriately controlled under a general permit; and

(f) Are not subject to production-based standards, mass limits, or require use of the CWF to calculate limits.

(2) To be covered by the general permit, the user must file a written request for coverage. The request must identify:

(a) Contact information;

(b) Production processes;

(c) Types of wastes generated;

(d) The general permit under which coverage is requested;

(e) The basis for believing the general permit is applicable;

(f) The location for monitoring all wastes covered by the general permit; and

(g) The user must provide any other information the Public Works Director has requested to properly evaluate the situation.

(3) The Public Works Director will retain the following for three years after the expiration of the general permit:

(a) A copy of the general permit;

(b) The fact sheet;

(c) The most recent industrial user survey;

(d) Each user’s request for coverage; and

(e) The POTW’s determination to extend coverage to each user. [Ord. 4169 § 1, 2014; Code 1970 § 13.62.040(F).]